Ghadames

Also known as Ghadamis, Gadames, Pearl of the Desert, Gademes, Rhadames, Cydamus, Cidamus

Ghadames or Ghadamis (Ghadamsi: ⵄⴰⴷⴻⵎⴻⵙ / Ɛadēməs [ʕadeːməs], , ) is an oasis town in the Nalut District of the Tripolitania region in northwestern Libya.

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Ghadames is an oasis town located in northwestern Libya, in the Tripolitania region within the Nalut District. It is notable as a settled community in a desert environment where water sources are scarce.

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Settlement.official_name: Ghadames
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise from top: Ghadames Mosque, Old Town, Old Town street view
Settlement.pushpin_map: Libya
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Libya
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tripolitania
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Nalut
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title: Religions
Settlement.timezone: EET
Settlement.utc_offset: +2
Settlement.elevation_m: 589
Settlement.registration_plate_type: License Plate Code

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: gadamesini
Area: 38.4
Elevation: 357
Official website: www.ghadames.com
Image: Ghadames, 2006.jpg

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Commons category: Ghadames
native label: غدامس

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Geography
Climate
History
Ancient eras
Etymology
1900s–present
Old Town of Ghadames
Gallery
See also
References
Further reading
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Ghadames or Ghadamis (Ghadamsi: ⵄⴰⴷⴻⵎⴻⵙ / Ɛadēməs [ʕadeːməs], , ) is an oasis town in the Nalut District of the Tripolitania region in northwestern Libya.

Ghadames, known as 'the pearl of the desert', stands in an oasis. It is one of the oldest pre-Saharan cities and an example of a traditional settlement. Its domestic architecture is characterized by a vertical division of functions: the ground floor used to store supplies; the first floor is for the family, overhanging covered alleys that create what is almost an underground network of passageways; and, at the top, open-air terraces reserved for the women.